Gas range



1931. A. sTocKsTRoM ET AL 1,339,128

GAS RANGE Filed Aug. 22, 1929 .2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 29, 1931.

A. STOCKSTROM ET AL- 1,839,128

GAS RANGE Fi led Aug. 22, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 29, 1931UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ARTHUR STOCKSTROM AND ALMER H. BRODBECK, OFST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS TO AMERICAN STOVE COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS,MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY GAS RANGE Application filed August22, 1929. Serial No. 387,731.

This invention relates to improvements in gas ranges and the' primaryobject is to so construct the top burner construction and a movableconcealing cover therefor whereby when the concealing cover is raisedthe burners and mechanism can be used, and when the cover is lowered allburner parts of the range are concealed.

When the cover 'is enclosing the burner parts the range has theappearance of a piece of furniture since none of the working parts ofthe range are exposed.

This invention therefore is particularly adapted for small apartments orhouses, dinettes, etc., as it enables the range to be closed up andleaving no appearance that it is a gas range.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing this improvement applied to onetype of range.

Figure 2 is an end view of the top burner construction showing itapplied to another type of range.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view showing a modification of theimprovement.

In carrying out the present improvement we so construct the top burnerconstruction and the movable cover that the parts cooperate for thepurposes above recited.

Referring now to the drawings, attention is directed to the fact thatthe top burner plate 1 does not extend preferably in a vertical linewith the vertical wall2 of the range. In the particular form here shownthe upper edge of the vertical wall 3 of the top burner portion has itsfront end 4 curved downwardly and forwardly in substantially a verticalline with the wall 2 of the range. This construction forms a burnerhousing. The handles 5 for controlling the flow of gas to the burners donot extend substantially beyond the front outwardly projecting edge 6 ofthe top burner plate 1, and the usual shutters 7 which control the flowof air to the mixing tubes 8 are also located wholly under the top plate1.

A suitable cover 9 is provided for the above described construction andthis cover is provided with end flanges 10 which project for ward in theform here shown and the front edge 11 is wider than the flanges 10. Thisfront wall 11 therefore extends down to a point 12 which is beyond thelower edges of the flanges 10. For the purpose of improving theappearance of the range the downwardly extending portions or extensions13 have their inner edges curved gracefully as shown at 14 so that theyfit the curved forward ends of the top plate.

The cover 9 can be hinged in any suitable manner so that it will swingdownward for the purpose of concealing the said burners and theiroperating mechanism. Therefore the manner of hinging this cover may beVaried. One way of hinging this cover is shown in Figure 1 and itinvolves'the construction shown in the c'opending application of theapplication, Arthur Stockstrom filed March 21, 1929, bearing SerialNumber 348,766 and a description of the special manner of hinging thecover 9 is unnecessary in this appli cation. It is sufficient for thepurposes of this case to say that the cover 9 is hinged sub- .manner ofhinging this cover is wholly immaterial so long as the cover embracesand conceals the burner top 1, the mixing tubes 8 and their burners andthe operating handles 5 as well as the drip pan 15, when such a pan isused.

Again applicants wish it understood that the type of range to which thisimprovement is applied is wholly immaterial so long as it involves andcomes within a liberal interpretation of the claims made in thisapplication.

It is well known to those skilled in the art that some ranges maybeconstructed like that shown in Figure 1. That is to say, they have whatis termed, a high-up cooking oven 16 and below it the usual broiler oven17.

Again it is well understood by those skilled in this art that there is atype of range in which the cooking oven is placed in a vertical linebelow the top plate 1 and then the broiler oven below the cooking oven.This type of range is so well understood by those skilled in the artthat it is deemed unnecessary to illustrate it in this application.

Again applicants desire it understood that broadly this invention wouldbe involved if the top 9 were not made so deep, that is to say, theflanges 10 were made narrow, or indeed if the flanges were entirelyomitted from the cover and the front edge 11 made to embrace the saidhandles, shutters, top plate and burners substantially as shown inFigure 3.

Therefore it will be clearly understood that the special construction ofthe present improvement may be varied or changed in many ways and stillinvolve the broad idea of the arrangement of the burners and theirhandles and the top plate and thecover so constructed that it whollyencloses the entire top burner construction.

Again the extension 18 of the flanges 10 of the top burner 9 may beomitted without afi'ecting the spirit and scope of the presentimprovement. Indeed the present improvement may be applied to a stove orrange consisting only of the top burner construction, without changingthe broad idea of the present improvement.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a range having a top burnerportion with a burn-er housing therebelow having an open outer end andan oven portion adiacent thereto, with the top of the oven portion of agreater height than the top of the burner portion, of a cover forconcealing said top burner portion and closing the outer open end of theburner housing, the top of said cover and said oven top being in thesame plane when said top is closed to produce a range having asubstantially flat top throughout its length.

2. A stove having a horizontally disposed burner top portion with aburner housing therebelow and an oven to one side thereof extendingupwardly above said burner top portion to form a stove with an elevatedoven, and a movable cover mounted to move over said burner portion toconceal the same and to close the open outer end of the burner housingand to form in conjunction with said oven a substantially flat top stovehaving the tops of the oven and cover arranged in substantially the samehorizontal plane when the cover is in a closed position.

3. A gas stove comprising a burner housing containing burners and valveswith a cooking top portion thereabove, said housing aving an open outerend and stopping short of the front of said stove, said coo g topportion extending outward beyond and over the open end of the burnerhousing and stopp ng short of the front of said stove, and a movablecover mounted to move over said cooking to portion and to close theouter open end oi said burner housing, for the purpose described.

4. A gas stove comprising a horizontally disposed burner housing havingan outer open end, burners and valves in said housing, a horizontallydisposed cooking top portion positioned above said burner housin andextending over the open end thereo said burner housing stopping short ofthe stove front and the cooking top portion overhangin the open end ofsaid burner housing an stop ing short of the front of said stove, a movale cover mounted to move over said cooking top portion, said coverhaving a depending flange for closing the open end of said burnerhousing, and the depending flange of said cover assuming a position in aparallel vertical plane with the front of said stove when the cover isclosed to provide a stove having a flush or fiat iront.

In testimony whereof we hereunto afix our signatures.

. ARTHUR STQCKSTRQM. ALMER H. BRUDBECK.

